Hewitt-Trussville HS teacher a nominee for Teacher of the Year

TRUSSVILLE — Hewitt-Trussville High School exceptional education teacher Carrie Jones is one of 152 nominees for Alabama’s 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year, according to a release from the Alabama State Department of Education.

Two educators in the 152-person list will be Alabama’s 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year and Alternate State Teacher of the Year.

The program, temporarily housed on the campus of First Baptist Church of Trussville, is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Her design of the Life Skills Academy at Hewitt-Trussville High School provides a full-scale apartment used to prepare many of her students with basic independent living skills for day-to-day functioning.